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On 12/12/2012 6:10 PM, Janzert wrote:
On 12/12/2012 8:43 PM, Glenn Linderman wrote:
On 12/12/2012 5:36 PM, Brian Curtin wrote:
\>> C:\\ProgramData\\Python
^^^^^ That. Is not the path that the link below is talking
about, though.
It actually does; it is rather confusing though. :/
I agree with the below. But I have never seen a version of Windows on which c:\\ProgramData was the actual path for FOLDERID\_ProgramData. Can you reference documentation that states that it was there, for some version? This documentation speaks of:
c:\\Documents and Settings\\AllUsers\\Application Data (which I knew from XP, and I think 2000, not sure I remember NT)
In Vista.0, Vista.1, and Vista.2, I guess it is moved to C:\\users\\AllUsers\\AppData\\Roaming (typically).
Neither of those would result in C:\\ProgramData\\Python.
It's referring to KNOWNFOLDERID constant FOLDERID\_ProgramData. The actual on disk location for this has changed over windows versions. As noted below in the SO link given:
"Note that this documentation refers to the typical path as per older versions of Windows. In modern versions of Windows it is located in %SystemDrive%\\ProgramData."
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\> Making a new top-level directory without asking is obnoxious.
See
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9518890/what-is-the-significance-programdata-in-windows